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Good Will Hunting (1997)

126 min  -  Drama  -   9 January 1998 (USA)
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Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT, has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.

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Gus Van Sant
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Top 250 #156 | Won 2 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 37 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Damon Matt Damon ...
Robin Williams Robin Williams ...
Ben Affleck Ben Affleck ...
Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård ...
Minnie Driver Minnie Driver ...
Casey Affleck Casey Affleck ...
Cole Hauser Cole Hauser ...
John Mighton John Mighton ...
Tom - Lambeau's Teaching Assistant
Rachel Majorowski Rachel Majorowski ...
Colleen McCauley Colleen McCauley ...
Matt Mercier Matt Mercier ...
Ralph St. George Ralph St. George ...
Rob Lynds Rob Lynds ...
Dan Washington Dan Washington ...
Alison Folland Alison Folland ...
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Storyline

A touching tale of a wayward young man who struggles to find his identity, living in a world where he can solve any problem, except the one brewing deep within himself, until one day he meets his soul mate who opens his mind and his heart. Written by Dima & Danielle  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Professor | Genius | Janitor | Mathematics | Friend  | See more »

Taglines:

Wildly charismatic. Impossibly brilliant. Totally rebellious. For the first 20 years of his life, Will Hunting has called the shots. Now he's about to meet his match. See more »

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language, including some sex-related dialogue See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

En busca del destino See more »

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$272,912 (USA) (7 December 1997) (7 Screens)

Gross:

$138,339,411 (USA) (26 July 1998)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The scene where Sean and Will are in his office, and Sean starts talking about his dead wife and her farting antics. These lines were ad-libbed by Robin Williams, which is probably why Matt Damon is laughing so hard. If you watch the scene carefully you can notice the camera shaking, probably due to the cameraman laughing as well. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Sean and Gerald are talking in the bar Sean mentions Einstein and how the world would have looked if the Swiss got drunk in Vienna bars every night. Vienna is not in Switzerland, but in Austria, nor did Einstein reside in Vienna at any point of his life. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Lambeau: Mod fx... squared... dx. So please finish Parceval, by next time. I know many of you had this as undergraduates, but it won't hurt to brush up.
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Connections

Referenced in "Suits: Tricks of the Trade (#1.6)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Baker Street"
Written and Performed by Gerry Rafferty See more »